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Merck settles Zetia patent suit
UNITED STATES
Merck & Co has settled its patent litigation against generic drug firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals over Merck’s cholesterol lowering drug Zetia (ezetimibe). The case was set to go to trial on 12 May, after Glenmark sought US Food and Drug Administration approval to market a generic version of ezetimibe, which is still under patent protection until April 2017. Under terms of the settlement, Glenmark will be able to sell ezetimibe from December 2016.